girl riding a horse

Chapter 70
Liu Qinbing looked at his expression with suspicion, and didn't know why he was so confident in the two shortbreads that he could keep.

But when they returned to the queue and sat there not long after, a small eunuch came to inform Shen Liuzhen and the others to follow him.

The two of them stood up again from the group of soldiers who were mixed with multiple Hu people, and followed them.

This time they went straight into the sentry post, into the defensive circle guarding the emperor's car.

When Zong Ai saw them approaching, he twisted his mouth and gritted his teeth, and said:

"I will pass your shortbread to His Majesty to taste, and from now on you will follow in the imperial convoy, and put up the tent next to me at night..." He glanced at Shen Liuzhen again as he spoke, and said eccentrically, "There is no pancake. Eat yours for nothing."

Shen Liuzhen burst into laughter, hurriedly arched his hands, bowed deeply to Zong Ai, and said:
"Thank you, Lord Chang Shi, thank you, Lord Chang Shi..."

After he straightened up, he wiped his tears with his hands and began to sob, looking really moved.

Zong Ai frowned, and said with disgust:
"Don't just wipe your tears from now on, Your Majesty doesn't like men like this." The sharp voice with a long tail, fully expressed the disgust.

Upon hearing this, Shen Liuzhen quickly wiped away his tears, and said, "It will definitely not happen in the future, thank you, Mr. Changshi, for reminding me."

"Come with me..." Zong Ai led him forward.Not far away, a small tent is being erected quickly with the joint efforts of several soldiers.

Zong Ai turned his head to look at the tears on Shen Liuzhen's face, and said: "...It's not because you think I'm kind, to be honest, I kiss you when I look at you. There are few Han people in the military camp, so it's rare to see someone who looks close to me." of."

Upon hearing this, Shen Liuzhen smiled happily, with deep dimples, and said:

"That's what I thought in my heart. I felt more at ease when I saw Master Chang Shi's appearance. I just wanted to get close to him...but I didn't dare to say it clearly, because I was afraid that Master Chang Shi would dislike me."

Zong Ai sneered, looked at him sideways and said:

"You're not very young, but you have a lot of eyes..." He turned his head and said, "But it's no wonder, you are from Xie's family... Xie Baizheng is famous all over the world, and his eyes are almost psychic, so you can't be a fool... ..."

Shen Liuzhen was silent for a moment, then reminded him in a low voice, "Master Chang Shi...my surname is Shen."

Zong Ai gave him a dissatisfied look, and said:
"...Who cares what your surname is, I only know that you were recruited by His Majesty to accompany the eldest son of the crown prince because you are from the Xie family, aren't you?"

"Yes..." Shen Liuzhen said obediently.

"That's it." Zong Ai chattered and said while walking ahead, "The Xianbei people are better at fighting, but in terms of food, drink and enjoyment, the Xianbei people are really inferior to the Han people, especially you guys. These aristocratic families that have been passed down for nearly a thousand years have thoroughly figured out the matter of eating, drinking and enjoying themselves... That shortbread is really delicious..."

It was already dark, but the barracks was illuminated by bonfires a few steps away, and patrolling soldiers passed by them from time to time.

Amidst the noise, Shen Liuzhen finally relaxed after a day of tension. The eunuch named Zong Ai kept talking about the Xie family, which reminded him of the scene at home. Trance...

Obviously last night, he had dinner with Xie Yuan, and his teacher and his wife. Tonight, he was already so far away from Linjiang City in the south...

There are strangers all around, and there is no shadow that overlaps with the memory.

He couldn't help but turned his head and glanced to the south... Sorrow welled up in his heart again - what is Xie Yuan doing now?

Could it be that she has been found by the Xie family now, and she is hugging the pillar in the front hall and being beaten?

The teacher must be very angry, this time she will definitely beat her until she can't get out of bed for half a month.

The despair and pain in Shen Liuzhen's eyes flashed...

If only that was the case.

……

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Beside the bonfire, Xie Yuan hugged his knees and cried bitterly. The sound of his crying floated out in the dark night, and the emptiness was terrifying.

Suddenly, a wolf howled faintly in the distance, Xie Yuan suddenly raised his head, and looked into the endless night...

Even though the sound of howling wolves was far away, she dared not relax any longer.

I heard a story from my master before, saying that when he was a pawn, he was camping in the wild once, and because he was not careful at night, one of his gang was bitten to death by a wolf.

That's no joke.

The sense of crisis at the moment of life and death made her dare not regret wantonly.He hurriedly grabbed the reins and stood up, drew out his sword, and looked at the darkness around him vigilantly.

After a while, she seemed to be sure that there were no wild animals in the vicinity, so she sat down carefully again, put the horse behind her, stroked its lowered head and said:

"Hei Tu, you have to watch for me."

Ma'er snorted obediently, not sure if he understood.

When I first heard about the Three Kingdoms, because of the prestige of the Chitu horse, she insisted on naming her horse Heitu. At that time, Shen Liuzhen made fun of her, saying that her name was neither fish nor fowl.

Xie Yuan frowned, thinking of Shen Liuzhen, he felt a deep sense of loneliness again.

In the past, when we were at home, the two of us were often together, and I never thought that one day, she would miss him so much...

She even began to fantasize that if Shen Liuzhen could appear by her side, then this dark night would not be so difficult...

In this way, while holding on to the rein tightly, she held on until dawn in fear...

The ashes from the bonfire were blown up by the wind, and they flew onto Xie Yuan's face with enthusiasm.Xie Yuan suddenly raised his head from his drowsiness, his heart skipped a beat, and he looked around.

She actually fell asleep!
The sky has turned blue, and the surrounding scenery can be seen.Fortunately, it is summer and the nights are short.She was also lucky to be safe and sound in such a place.

I can't be so casual tonight, I must find a reliable place to rest.

Thinking of this, she quickly got on the horse and prepared to leave.

The messy corpse on the ground appeared in her sight again, Xie Yuan didn't want to stay here for a moment.

Only when passing by the body of the archer lying on the ground, she hesitated for a moment, then turned off the horse neatly, picked up the bow and quiver and carried it on her back, stepped on the horse again, and left without looking back. ...

The wrongly written tombstone in the tall grass was blown out of the soil by the wind, revealing a few small words on the edge - brotherhood of life and death.

And their corpses fell on the ground near the bonfire in different postures at this time, lying or lying down, or incomplete, but they were still brothers who lived and died together, right?

(End of this chapter)